Egyptian Coptic Christians visit a Coptic church on January 6, 2013 in the historical part of Cairo. The Copts of Egypt will celebrate on January 7, 2013 their first Christmas since the country has been ruled by Islamists in a climate of concern despite assurances from the authorities.

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Ethiopian Christian orthodox women attend Christmas midnight mass led by newly elected leader of Egypt's Coptic Christian, Pope Tawadros II, Head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, at the al-Abasseya Cathedral in Cairo late on January 6, 2013. Copts of Egypt celebrate their first Christmas since the country has been ruled by Islamists in a climate of concern despite assurances from the authorities.

Four newly named bishops by Pope Benedict XVI attend the Epiphany Mass at the St. Peter's Basilica on January 6, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. During the ceremony the pontiff named four new bishops including his personal secretary Georg Gaenswein.

A man looks at the Epiphany Day celebrations near the Tundzha river in the town of Kalofer, on January 6, 2013. As a tradition, an Eastern Orthodox priest throws a cross in the river and it is believed that the one who retreives it will be healthy trough the year as well as all those who dance in the icy waters.

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Vassilios Harding, 16, celebrates grabbing the cross during the 107th annual Epiphany celebration, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Tarpon Springs, Fla. Thousands of people descended on the quiet city of Tarpon Springs to celebrate the Epiphany, which honors Jesus' baptism by St. John the Baptist in the River Jordan.

A wax drop falls off a candle during the Orthodox Christmas Mass at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land, Russia and other Orthodox churches that use the old Julian calendar instead of the 16th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics and Protestants and commonly used in secular life around the world.

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Faithfuls and nuns attend the Epiphany mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica, in Vatican, on January 6, 2013.

A Romanian priest prepares the epiphany religious service in Constanta city (230km east from Bucharest) on January 6, 2013. Thousands romanian Orthodox believers attended the celebration of Epiphany in the Black Sea coastal city.

Divers launch themselves into Spring Bayou in search of the cross during the 107th annual Epiphany celebration, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Tarpon Springs, Fla. Vassilios Harding retrieved the cross. Thousands of people descended on the quiet city of Tarpon Springs to celebrate the Epiphany, which honors Jesus' baptism by St. John the Baptist in the River Jordan.

A swimmer lifts a wooden cross retrieved from the Black Sea after an Epiphany religious service in Constanta, Romania, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Thousands attended the celebration in the Black Sea port town.